Neckwear.



S. FRANC- NECKWEAR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. H. 1916.

Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

[NVENTOR an onto SIDNEY FRANC, 0F NEl/V YORK, N. Y.

NEGKWEAB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

Application filed April 11 1916. Serial No. 90,497.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIDNEY FRANG, a citizen of the United States, and areisdent of New-York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Neckwear; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in neckwear and more particularlyto neckties such as are worn with and passed through the folds ofturn-down collars,the object of the invention being to so construct sucha tie that it will be permitted to slide freely between the folds of thecollar and so that the more or less elastic fabric of which the tie ismade will not be unduly stretched or distorted during the act ofadjusting the same previous to tying.

A further object is to provide a necktie with means for permitting theslipping of the tie without stretching the same; which shall beattractive in appearance; which will not detract in any way from theflexibility of the tie, and which will not add materially to thethickness of that portion which enters between the folds of the collar.

With these objects in view the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction as hereinafter set forth and pointed out in theclaim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a rear view of a scarf-tieembodying my improvements, Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse sectionalview on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a similar view on the line33 of Fig. 1.

1 represents a scarf-tie having its side portions folded over the bodyportion and stitched together as indicated at 2. The material of the tieis so fashioned and folded as to present a wide end portion 3 taperinggradually to the narrow neck portion 4 and the opposite end of the tiemay be somewhat widened as indicated at 5. A lining 6 is inclosed withinthe tie and may extend from the narrower end thereof approximately tothe wide end of the t i.e,the intermediate part of said lining where itpasses through the neck portion of the tie being secured by lines ofstitching 7 which pass through said lining and the folded tie.

A strip of fabric 8 extends from the narrow end of the tie past the neckportion thereof and terminates at a point near the junction of the neckportion with the wide end portion of the tie. At this end, the strip offabric 8 may be made tapering as indicated at 9 and its extreme endlocated midway between the side edges of the folded tie.

The fabric strip 8 is comparatively light and thin and may be made ofsilken thread so woven that the strip shall be inelastic and haveselvage edges. The inelastic strip is preferably of a widthapproximating that of the neck portion of the tie and both edge portionsare turned under and securely fastened to the material of the tie bylines of stitching 10 extending from end to end of said strip. I

T he fabric strip 8 being inelastic will permit the tie to be pulledthrough the collar without danger of bein stretched or distorted andsaid strip will also reduce friction of the tie with the collar to aminimum.

lVhilc I have stated that the strip may be woven of silken thread, Iwould have it understood that I do not wish to limit myself to silkenthread, but to be at liberty to employ fabric of a different characterof thread so long as said fabric shall be inelastic, capable of easilysliding through the collar and having selvage edges.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent, is:

An article of manufacture consisting of a necktie having inwardlyfolded'side por tions, and an inelastic fabric strip having inwardlyfolded edge portions and being approximately equal in width to that ofthe neck portion of the tie and extending ap proximately from one end ofthe neck portion to one end of the tie beyond the other end of said neckportion, the inwardly turned side edge portions of said inelastic stripbeing stitched to the inwardly turned edge portions of the tie and lyingagainst the same, the inwardly turned stitched edges of the tie and theinelastic strip being concealed between said parts, and lines ofstitching passing through the folded edges of the neck portion of thetie and through the folded edge portions of said inelastic strip.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this scribing witnesses.

SIDNEY FRANC. Witnesses:

HENRY FRANO, Jr., V. L. GOLDHEIM.

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